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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.

CHARLES J. RYBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MULTIPLE ADDING-MACHINE FOR CASH-REGISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,277, dated December18, 1894.

Application filed May 13, 1893- Serial No. 474,142. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. RYBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and Improved Multiple Adding-Machine for Use withCash-Registers and Adding-Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, inwhich- Figure l is a front View of the operating mechanism of a cashregister having my adding machine attached, some of the parts beingshown in section. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of a cash register havingmy adding machine attached, part being in section. Fig. 3 is a verticalcross section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of thelocking mechanism.

lash registers as heretofore constructed have consisted of saleregistering mechanism operated by a series of keys, each keyrepresenting a different amount, the arrangement being such that toregistera sale, the key bearing the number corresponding to the amountof the sale would be operated, and registering mechanism operatedthereby to register the proper amount. In certain machines of thisclass, in addition to the sale registering mechanism there has beenprovided a total registering mechanism to register the total sales, andin such machines, as well as in all other cash registers, after eachactuation of the register keys the sale mechanism is returned to itsoriginal position, canceling the prior reg' istrat-ion, the totalregister, however, remaining unaffected by such return movement. Suchmachines are very convenient for the purpose of keeping an accurateregistration of all cash sales made; and if all money taken in for cashsales is deposited in the cash drawer the total registration of themachine will correspond with the total cash in the drawer; but itfrequently happens that it is necessary totake money from the cashdrawer, and then the amount indicated by the total register does notcorrectly represent the cash on hand; furthermore, it is desirable thatmeans should be provided for registering credit sales and cash paid out;that is, cash taken from the money drawer. The combination in onemachine of the above mentioned item registers necessitates such aconstruction as will pfgvide for both the positive and negativeactuation of the cash-on-hand register, inasmuch as when money is paidout it is necessary to subtract the amount paid out from the indicationof the cash-on-hand register.

So far as I am aware, no register heretofore constructed has containedmechanism which will accomplish the above mentioned registrations, andto provide such a machine is the principal object of my presentinvention.

Another object of my invention is to provide a cash register with anumber of item registers, and with means whereby the different itemregisters may be readily thrown into or out of operative connection atthe pleasure of the operator.

Another object of my invention is to provide such a machine which willbe compact in form and simple in construction and opera tion, and whichmay be readily attached to an ordinary cash register.

I accomplish these objects as hereinafter specified and as illustratedin the drawings.

That which I regard as new will be set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my improved machine asattached to a cash register of the class shown and described in LettersPatent No. 393,089, granted to J. J. Webster, November 20, 1888; theregistering in this machine being accomplished by means of agraduatedlever operating upon a ratchet wheel, which lever is operated by aseries of keys engaging the lever at different points so that each keyhas a different leverage upon the operating lever, and consequently notwo keys will move the operating lever the same distance, since all thekeys have the same motion. My improved machine may, however, be appliedto cash registers and adding machines of other makes byslightlymodifying it.

Referring to the drawings,-5 indicates a cash register, of which 6-(3are the operating keys, arranged in two banks, as shown in Figs. 2 and3. The keys 6 are mounted upon a rock shaft 7 journaled in the frame 8of the register, as shown in Fig. 4, and are provided at their outerends with finger pieces 9. The

rear ends of the keys 6 extend to the back of the frame 8 and under agraduated lever 10,

as shown in Fig. 1. The lever 10 is pivoted at one end upon a stud 11supported by a standard 12, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The stud 11 alsocarries a ratchet wheel 13, the teeth of which are adapted to be engagedby a pallet 14 pivotally connected to the lever by a pin 15, as bestshown in Fig. 1. The pallet 14 is held in engagement with the teeth ofthe ratchet wheel 13 by a suitable spring. By this construction, whenone of the keys 6 is depressed the inner portion thereof will engage theunder side of the lever 10, and raise 15 it a greater or less distance,depending upon the point at which the key strikes said lever. This willpartially rotate the ratchet wheel 13. The lever and ratchet 13 are ofcourse adj usted so that the actuation of any key will rotate theratchet 13 through the proper are.

16 indicates a gear wheel, which is mounted upon the stud 11 beside theratchet wheel 13, to which it is secured.

17 indicates a shaft pivotally mounted transversely of the frame 8 ofthe machine, which shaft is movable longitudinally in its bearings.

13 indicates an elongated pinion which is mounted upon the shaft 17, andis adapted to mesh constantly with the gear 16.

19 indicates a spring mounted upon the shaft 17, one end of said springbearing againsta portion of the frame 8, the other end of the springbearing against a collar 20 mounted upon the shaft 1'7. The tension ofthe spring 19 is such as to normally hold the shaft 17 in its retractedposition, as shown in Fig. 3.

21 indicates a rock shaft mounted in suitable bearings at the back ofthe frame 8 of the register, as shown in Fig. 3. 22 indicates an armwhich is secured upon said shaft 21, and is connected to the rear end ofthe shaft 17, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The arrangement is such that byrockingthe shaft 21 the shaft 17, through the arm 22, will be movedlongitudinally in its bearings.

23 indicates an arm which is also secured at one end to the shaft 21,preferably at the opposite end of said shaft from the arm 22. The arm 23depends from the shaft, and is provided with an inclined lower edge 24,as shown in Fig. 3.

25 indicates a second arm, which is in general similar to the arm 23,and is similarly mounted upon the shaft 21. The arm 25 is provided withan inclined lower edge 26, which edge is of a different inclination thanthat of the edge 24f of the arm 23.

27 indicates a key for registering amounts paid out, which key issimilar to the keys 6, and is similarly mounted, except that it islocated at the end of the register and does not engage the lever 10 whenoperated. The inner end of the key 27 is adapted to engage the inclinededge 26 of the arm. 25, the arrangement being su ch that by depressingthe key 27 the arm 25 will be thrown outward, rocking the shaft 21 andshifting the shaft 17 in its bearings, as above described.

28 indicates a key for registering credit sales, which key is similar tothe key 27, and is similarly mounted except that it is adapted to engagethe inclined edge 2i of the arm 23, the arrangement being such that byoperating the key 28 the arm 23 will be thrown backward and the shaft 21will be rocked a less amount, and the shaft 17 moved in its bearings aless distance than when the key 27 is operated.

29303132 indicate a number of pinions which are mounted upon the shaft17 at different points, as shown in Fig. 3.

33343536 indicate a number of gears or register wheels, which aremounted at different points upon a shaft 37, which is journaled insuitable bearings in the frame of the machine in a position parallel tothe shaft 17. Each of the gears 333-1-3536 carries a flange 33, thesurface of which is marked off to indicate different amounts, from fivecents to five dollars. As illustrated, the register wheel 33 registerscash sales, the wheel 3st, credit sales, the wheel 35, amount paid out,and wheel 36 cash on hand. The position of the different wheels may bevaried, however, by correspondingly changing the operating mechanism.

39 indicates a shaft, which is mounted in the upper portion of the frame8 of the register and is parallel to the shaft 17. The shaft 39 islongitudinally movable in its bearings, and is normally held initsforward position by a spring 40, as shown in Fig. 3.

l1 indicates a pinion which is mounted upon the shaft 39.

42 indicates a shaft which is parallel to the shaft 39, and is suitablyjournaled in the frame of the register near the shaft 39. The shaft 42carries a pinion 43, which meshes with the register wheel 35, as shownin Fig. Thepinion 4-1 is adapted to be moved into mesh with the pinion43 by the longitudinal movement of the shaft 39, and its length is suchthat when so moved it willalso be in engagement with the I I5 registerwheel 30. The pinion a1, as shown, is in mesh with the register wheel 36when the shaft 39 is in its normal position, but it is then merely anidler. f;

at indicates a rocking lever, which is pivoted upon a support 45 andextends from the forward end of the shaft 17 to the forward end of theshaft 39, the arrangement being such that when the shaft 17 is movedforward the lever 4st will be rocked, thereby moving the shaft 39 back,and bringing the pinion ll into mesh with the pinion 4-3.

The pinion 29 upon the shaft 17 is normally in engagement with the cashsale register wheel 33; and the pinion 32 is normally in engagement withthe cash on hand register wheel 36, as shown in Fig. 3, the pinions 3031being then idle. "When the credit sale key 28 is operated thelever 17will be moved its shorter IIO distance, as hereinbefore described, andthe pinion 30 is so placed that when the shaft 17 is so moved saidpinion will move into mesh with the register wheel 34. Such movement ofthe shaft 17 will at the same time move the pinions 29 and 32 out ofengagement with their respective register wheels, and the pinion 31 willremain idle. The lever 44 will be slightly rocked by the movement of theshaft 17, but it will not be moved sufficiently to move the pinion 41into mesh with the pinion 43. The mechanism will now be in such positionthat when any one of the register keys 6 is operated the credit saleregister wheel will be rotated the proper amount, but none of the otherregister wheels will be actuated. Then the paid outkey 27 is operatedthe shaft 17 will be moved its greater distance, moving the pinion 31into mesh with the register wheel 35, the pinion 30 moving beyond theregister wheel 34, and the pinions 29 and 32 moving out of mesh withtheir respective register wheels. At the same time the rocking lever 44will be actuated sufliciently to move the pinion 41 into mesh with thepinion 43. Now by operating any of the register keys 6 the paid outregister wheel will be rotated the proper distance to indicate theamount paid out, and the cash on hand register wheel will be rotated thesame distance in the reverse direction, thereby subtracting from theamount previously indicated the amount paid out. The cash on handregisterwill therefore at all times indicate the actual cash on hand.The cash sale and credit sale register wheels will of course not beoperated, as the pinions which operate them will be idle. As soon as thepaid out key is released the spring 19 will retract the shaft 17,returning the mechanism to its normal position.

In order to lock the shaft 17 against accidental backward movement wheneither of the special keys 2728 is operated, I provide one of the arms23 or 25 with a laterally projecting pin 46, which pin is adapted to beengaged in notches 47-48 formed in a pawl 49 pivoted to the frame of themachine. The arrangement is such that by the actuation of the credit key28the pin 46 will fit into the notch 48, and when the arms 2325 areactuated by the paid out key 27 the pin 46 will enter the notch 47, andthereby the arms 23- 25 will be held back, and backward movement of theshaft 17 be thereby prevented. To release the arms 2325 a rocking lever50 is provided, which lever is pivotally mounted, by a pin 51, upon theframe of the register, in such position that one of its arms is adaptedto strike the under side of the pawl 49, thereby lifting it sufficientlyto permit the arms 23-25 to swing to their normal position. The lever 50is operated by auniversal lever 52, which is mounted upon the shaft 7,and extends over all the register keys in such position that when anyone of the keys is operated the free edge of the lever 52 will belifted.

53 indicates a pawl pivoted centrally by a pin 54 to one side of thelever 52, in such position that the rear end of said pawl will beadapted to project slightly over the forward end of the lever 50. Theforward end of said pawl is adapted to rest upon apin 55 carried by thelever 52. The arrangement is such that when the lever 52 is raised, therear end of the pawl 53 will move above the forward end of the lever 50.When the lever 52 is moved downward again, the rear end of the pawl 53will press down upon the forward end of the lever 50, thereby rockingsaid lever and causing it to strike the pawl 49 and release the arms2325. A spring or other suitable device is provided for returning thelever 52 to its normal position upon the register keys.

The construction above described is one of a number of constructionswhich may be used for the purpose stated, and Ido not wish to limitmyself to the use of alocking device of the particular constructionshown.

In Fig.1 I have shown one method of transferring the amounts from theregister wheels 33343536 to other wheels, so that the mechanism will nothave to be frequently reset.

In the construction shown I provide what may be called a totalregistering wheel 56, which is mounted upon a shaft 57 parallel to theshaft 37.

58 indicates a rocking lever, which is also mounted upon the shaft 57.The lever 58 carries a pallet 59 adapted to engage the teeth of theregister wheel56, in engagement with which itis held by a spring 60, asshown in Fig. 1.

61 indicates a spring, the lower end of which is connected to one end ofthe lever 58, its other end being connected to a suitable support. Thespring 61 acts to exert an upward pressure upon the lever 58, holding itsubstantially in the position shown in Fig. 1. A suitable stop isprovided to limit the upward motion of the lever 58. The end of thelever 58 opposite to that which carries the pallet 59 projects slightlybeyond the periphery of the register wheel, from which the wheel 56 isto receive the total amounts, and, for convenience, the wheel shown inFig. 1 as actuating the wheel 56 will be considered to be the cash salewheel 33. a The lever 58 is actuated by means of a pin 62 carried by thewheel 33. The arrangement is such that at each complete rotation of thewheel 33 the pin 62 will engage the lever 58 and rock it, moving thepallet 59 back the space of one tooth, the pin 62 then passing beyondthe end of the lever 58. As soon as the lever 58 is released the spring61 will rock the lever 58 in the opposite direction, thereby rotatingthe wheel 56 the space of one tooth. To prevent accidental reverserotation of the wheel 33 a pawl IIC 63 is provided, which engages theteeth of the wheel 33, and permits it to rotate only in a forwarddirection. The pawl 63 is held in engagement with the wheel 33 by aspring 64, as shown in Fig. 1.

The mechanism shown for transferring the totals from the registeringwheels is intended for use only with the cash sale, credit sale, andpaid out registering wheels, it not being adapted for use with the cashon hand mechanism, for the reason that no mechanism is shown forreversing the total wheel, as would be necessary when the cash on handwheel was reversed for subtractions, as above described. I have,however, designed a transferring apparatus which will be adapted for usewith any of the registering wheels shown, and that device will form thesubject matter for a subsequent application.

In the machine herein described and illustrated I have shown mechanismfor registering four different items, but I do not wish to limit myselfto the use of all the above mentioned item registers together, sincecertain features of my invention may be incorporated in a registerhaving only cash-on-hand and cash-sale item registers, or cash-on-handand cash-paid-out item registers, or various other combinations of thedifferent item registers may be incorporated in a single machine.

The item registers which are incorporated in the machine hereindescribed are those which seem to me most likely to be of value, and Ihave therefore described the best form at present known to me in whichall of said item registers could be incorporated in one machine.Furthermore, in addition to the mechanism for registering the four itemsshown, additional registering mechanism may be used, each additionalmechanism being adapted to be thrown into and out of operation at thewill of the operator.

I do not wish to limit myself to the details of construction hereinshown, nor, in the application of my improved machine to any particularregister or adding machine. The construction shown is, however, thesimplest and best at present known to me, and it is therefore mypreferred form.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. The combination with three or more registering devices, of a singleseries of keys adapted to operate said registering devices, and meansfor simultaneously throwing two of said registering devices into or outof oper: ative connection, substantially as described.

2. The combination with devices adapted to register three or more items,and an operating device common to said registering devices, of means forsimultaneously throwing two of said registering devices into or out ofoperative engagement and at the same time throwing another of saidregistering devices out of or into operative engagement, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with devices adapted to register three or more items,and an operating device common to said registering devices, of means forsimultaneously throwing two of said registering devices into or out ofoperative engagement and at the same time throwing another of saidregistering devices out of or into operative engagement, a single seriesof keys for operating the different registering devices, and one or morekeys for offecting the different engagements of said registeringdevices, substantially as described.

4. The combination with three or more registering wheels adapted to berotated in the same direction,of actuating mechanism common to thedifferent register wheels, and means for simultaneously operativelyconnecting two of said wheels with said actuating mechanism, whiledisconnecting another of .said wheels, substantially as described.

5. The combination withthree or more re istering devices, of actuatingmechanism common to the difierent registering devices, and means forsimultaneously operatively connecting two of said registering deviceswith the actuating mechanism, while disconnecting another of saidregistering devices, substantially as described.

6. The combination with three or more registering devices, of mechanismfor operating said .registering devices, said operating mechanism beingnormally in operative engagement with two of said registering devices,and means for throwing the different registering devices into operativeengagement at will, substantially as described.

7 The combination with two or more register wheels adapted to registerdifferent items, a shaft, a series of pinions mounted thereupon andarranged to be moved into operative engagement with the differentregister wheels by the shifting of said shaft, means for shifting saidshaft, a series of operating keys arranged to operate the differentregister wheels by means of said pinions and mechanism for operating theshaft from the keys, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a plurality of registering wheels, and registerkeys, of means for rotating said wheels positively for purposes ofaddition, and means for reversing the rotation of one of said wheels forpurposes of subtraction, and simultaneously positively rotating certainother of said wheels by operating said keys, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a plurality of registering wheels adapted torotate forward, register-keys, and mechanism for rotating said wheelsforward, of means whereby an equal reverse rotation of one of saidwheels simultaneously with the forward rotation of certain other of saidwheels may be effected by operating said keys, substantially asdescribed.

10. The combination with a plurality of registering device, andmechanism for operating said registering devices positively for purposesof addition, means for causing a reverse operation of certain of saidregistering devices simultaneously with the positive operation ofcertain other of said registering devices, and a single series of keysfor operating said registering devices, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a plurality of registering devices adapted tobe actuated in the same direction, of register-actuating mechanismcommon to the different registering devices for actuating them in thesame direction, and means for imparting a reverse actuation to one ofsaid registering devices simultaneously with and equal to the forwardactuation of certain other of said registering devices, substantially asdescribed.

12. The combination with a plurality of register wheels adapted toregister different items, of operating keys, an operating train movableinto engagement with the different register Wheels, so that thedifferent register wheels may be operated by a single series ofoperating keys, means for shifting said train, and means for reversingthe rotation of certain of said wheels, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

13. In a cash register, the combination with cash-sale, cash-paid-outand cash-on-hand registering devices, of means for throwing saidcash-sale and cash-on-hand registering devices into operative engagementsimultaneously whereby they may be operated at the same time, means forthrowing said cash-sale registering device out of operative engagementand for throwing said cash paid out registering device into operativeengage-. ment, and means for reversely operating said cash-on-handregistering device simultaneously with the positive operation of saidcashpaid-out registering device, substantially as described.

14:. In a cash-register, the combination with cash-sale, cash-on-hand,cash-paid-out and credit-sale registering devices, of a single series ofoperating keys for operating the different registering devices, meansfor positively operating the cash-sale and cash-0nhand registeringdevices simultaneously, means for positively operating the cash-paidoutregistering device and simultaneously reversely operating thecash-on-hand registering device, and means for throwing out of operativeposition the cash-sale, cash-on-hand and cash-paid-out registeringdevices and for simultaneously throwing the credit-sale registeringdevice into operative position, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a series of register wheels, of a shaft, aseries of pinions mounted upon said shaft and movable into engagementwith the dilterent register wheels by the longitudinal movement of saidshaft, means for shifting said shaft longitudinally whereby said pinionsmay be moved into engagement 7c with the respective wheels at the willof the operator, and means for eitecting the reverse rotation of one ofsaid register wheels simultaneously with the forward rotation of certainother of said wheels, substantially as described.

16. A cash register having cash-on-hand and cash-paid-out registeringdevices, register keys, and means for operating said registering devicesrelatively to each other by operating said keys so that the sum of thereadings of said registering devices will indicate the total cashreceived, substantially as described.

17. A register having cash-sale and cashon-hand registering devices, andmeans for operating said devices relatively to each other so that thedifference between the readings of said register devices will indicatethe total cash paid out, substantially as described.

18. A cash register having devices for registering cash-on-hand,cash-sales, and cashpaid-out, and having a single series of registerkeys for operating the difierent item-registering devices and meanswhereby the said reg- 5 istering devices are operated so that theirindications bear the proper relation to each other, substantially asdescribed.

19. A cash-register having a single series of register keys, and devicesfor registering roo cash-on-hand and cash-paid-out, such registeringdevices being operated by the same series of register keys, acontrolling key for controlling the registration of the register, andmeans whereby the said registering de- 105 vices are operated, so thattheir indications bear the proper relation to each other, substantiallyas described.

20. The combination with two or more independent registering devices,register-keys, no and mechanism whereby by operating said keys saidregistering devices may be operated positively for purposes of addition,of means for causing a reverse operation of certain of said registeringdevices simultaner15 ously with the positive operation of certain otherof said registering devices, substantially as described.

21. A cash register having devices for registering cash-on-hand,cash-sales and cashno paid-out, and means for operating said registeringdevices relatively to each other, so that the sum of the readings of thecash-on-hand and cash -paid-out registering devices will equal thecash-sale registering device, sub- 12 5 stantially as described.

22. In a register, the combination with a series of register wheels, oflongitudinally movable shafts, as 17, and 39, pinions carried by saidshafts adapted to be moved to place cer- 1 0 tain of said registerwheels in operative engagement by the longitudinal movement of saidshafts, means for moving one of said shafts longitudinally, and meansfor simultaneously moving the other of said shafts in a reversedirection, substantially as described.

23. In a register, the combination with a series of register wheels, oftwo shafts 17 and 39, pinions carried by said shafts adapted to be movedto place certain of said register wheels in operative engagement by thelongitudinal movement of said shafts, and a le ver 44 extending oppositethe ends of said shafts 17 and 39, whereby when one of said shafts ismoved longitudinally the other of said shafts will be moved in anopposite direction, substantially as described.

24. The combination with two or more register wheels, and an adjustableshaft 17, of pinions mounted upon said shaft, said pinions being adaptedto be moved into mesh with the different register wheels by differentadjustments of said shaft, register keys, means for rotating said shaftby operating said register keys, and means for shifting said shaft tothrow the different wheels into operative engagement, substantially asdescribed.

25. The combination with aplurality of registering mechanisms, actuatingdevices therefor, and means for positively actuating said registeringmechanisms by operating said actuating devices, of means whereby, byoperating said actuating devices, one of said registering mechanisms maybe positively actuated simultaneously with the reverse actuation ofanother of said registering mechanisms, substantially as described.

26. The combination with two registering devices adapted to be actuatedin the same direction, of a series of register-keys common to thedifferent registering devices, so that by actuating said keys saidregistering devices may be actuated in the same directionsimultaneously, and means whereby by operating said register-keys one ofsaid registering devices may be reversely actuated, substantially asdescribed.

27. Inacash register, the combination with a cash sale registeringdevice, and a cash on hand registering device, of mechanism foroperating said registering devices simultaneously, means for throwingsaid cash sale registering device out of operation, and means forreversing the rotation of said cash on hand registering device,substantially as described.

28. In a cash register, the combination with a cash sale registeringdevice, and a cash on hand registering device, of a series of operatingkeys adapted normally to operate said cash sale and cash on handregistering devices simultaneously, reversing mechanism whereby saidcash on hand registering device may be reversely operated for purposesof subtraction, and means for throwing said cash sale registering deviceout of operative engagement, substantially as described.

29. In a cash register, the combination with cash sale, cash paid out,and cash on hand registering devices, said registeringdcvicesbeingadapted to be operated by the same register keys, of keys for operatingsaid registering devices, means for throwing said cash sale and cash onhand registering devices into operative engagementsimultaneouslywherebythey may be operated together, means for throwing said cash saleregistering device out of operative engagement and for simultaneouslythrowing said cash paid out registering device into operativeengagement, and means for throwing'said cash on hand registering deviceinto position to be operated in a reverse mannersimultaneously with thethrowing of the cash paid out registering device into operativeposition, substantially as described.

30. In a cash register, the combination with cash sale, cash paid out,andcash on hand registering wheels, a shaft 17, pinions 29, 31 and 32mounted upon said shaft, said pinion 31 being movable into engagementwith the cash paid out wheel 35, said pinions 29 and 32 being in normalengagement with the wheels 33 and 36 respectively, a pinion 4:3 inengagement with the wheel 35, and pinion atl in engagement with thewheel 36 and movable into engagement with the pinion 43, of operatingkeys, means for rotating the shaft 17 by operating said keys, means forshifting the shaft 17 to move the pinion 31 into engagement with thewheel 35, and means for simultaneously moving the pinion 41 intoengagement with the pinion 43, substantially as described.

CHARLES J. RYBER i.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. JACKSON, JULIA M. BRISTOL.

